Destrancadera (Unlock) tin candle

How to Use It

Witchcraft & Folk Magick

• Unblocking: write what is stuck on a slip of paper, put it under the tin and burn the candle over several nights.
• Paired with a road opener: burn this first to lift the bar, then a road opener candle to start things moving.

A Simple Working

• Write the situation that is stuck on a slip of paper.
• Lay an old key across the paper and set the tin on top.
• Light the candle and say what needs to be unbarred.
• Burn it for an hour, then snuff it with the lid.
• Repeat each night until the candle is spent, then carry the key with you.

Pairs Well With

• A skeleton key: a straightforward charm for unlocking.
• Abre Caminos tin candle: to follow on once the block is lifted.
• Road Opener oil: to dress the key and the paper.

What You Receive

One turmeric-scented Destrancadera candle with crystal chips, poured in a tin with a lid, 120 g.

Origin & Lore

Destrancadera is a name used for a family of Latin American botánica products, candles, baths and oils, made for unblocking. Its written history is thin: it sits alongside road opener products and is used in much the same way, for situations where money, work or relationships are jammed and need to move.

A tranca is the wooden bar dropped across a door to hold it shut. Destrancadera is the act of lifting it.

Little documented lore exists for Destrancadera itself; it is a botánica name rather than an old named practice. The idea behind it, though, is common to Latin American and Caribbean folk magick: troubles are pictured as blocks, bars and closed doors, and much of the work is about opening them.